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A mass crash has occurred on the E45 in Denmark, reports DR.

The accident occurred on Nordjylland at around 9.30am.

The data on how many vehicles are involved in the accident differ. According to Ekstrabladet, 18 vehicles are involved. DR writes that between 30 and 40 vehicles are affected.

Two people have died in the accident.

Several of the vehicles have received extensive damage.

– There is talk of a serious traffic accident and we have sent many forces to the scene, says a police officer to Ekstrabladet.

The police are alerted during the morning that staff at the Social Insurance Agency in Östersund have received a suspicious powder letter, reports P4 Jämtland.

Police and emergency services are on the scene.

At 12:30 p.m., the suspicious shipment has been covered and the ventilation at the site has been turned off.

According to the police, the two people who were in contact with it are fine. They have been housed in a room while the police check what the shipment contains.

One person has been taken to hospital in connection with an accident on the E6 during the morning.

According to the police, a tow truck and a car have collided.

The driver of the tow truck left the scene, but the vehicle remained.

There is no information on the damage condition of the passenger car driver.

The Migration Agency is tasked by the government to strengthen the work with cases of revocation of residence and work permits, Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) announced at Thursday’s press conference.

These are important measures to ensure that the system of regulated immigration is not abused, she continues.

– The system of regulated immigration must not be abused. That is why we are assigning the Swedish Migration Agency a task to strengthen recall work, says Malmer Stenergard.

A report from the Swedish Migration Agency shows that there are strong indications of extensive abuse of residence permits for studies in higher education, according to the Sweden Democrats’ deputy party leader Henrik Vinge.

– It is important that residence and work permits are revoked when there is reason to do so. The Swedish Migration Agency must, among other things, develop its handling processes and create a clear division of responsibility for recall work. Automatic systems can be an opportunity to more quickly identify cases where there are indications of inaccuracies, says Vinge.

TV4 mentions during the press conference that before the election it was discussed whether it should be possible to withdraw residence permits for people who go back to their home country on holiday.

It is something that may become relevant in this case to include that indicator, Malmer Stenergard replies.

– If you go back within a short time after you have been granted a residence permit from the home country you left, but then still go back to the country as a tourist, it indicates that you do not need the protection that you stated in the application, says Malmer Stenergard.

It is the second day in a row that leading fuel chains are raising the prices of both petrol and diesel, writes TT.

The target price for 95-octane petrol at manned stations is increased by 10 öre to SEK 18.59 per litre. At the same time, the diesel price is raised by 25 öre to 23.77 kroner per litre.

The target price of biodiesel (HVO100) is also being raised, up by 25 öre to SEK 28:72 per litre.

The prices of vehicle gas and ethanol are left unchanged.

Road E6 in the direction of Malmö is closed as a result of traffic accidents involving several vehicles, the police report.

Shortly before 10 o’clock on Thursday, the police received a first alarm in connection with a truck colliding with one of the Swedish Transport Administration’s warning vehicles.

– I have no information about any damage in connection with that accident. But around 10 o’clock we received additional information about a kitchen coat as a result of the accident, says Rickard Lundqvist, the police’s press officer.

After the lorry crash, there are said to have been two more traffic accidents.

– Two people are said to have been injured in connection with one of the accidents in the morning and taken care of by ambulance. I don’t know if it concerns the truck crash or the kitchen sink, says Rickard Lundqvist.

The Swedish Transport Administration does not yet have a forecast for when traffic can be up and running again.

The Riksbank reports that those who lack access to digital payment methods have difficulty paying bills or redeeming payments, writes TT.

“The Riksbank believes that the government and the Riksdag must ensure that everyone can pay bills and that payments from authorities can be used by the recipient,” writes the Riksbank in a press release

The ability to pay in cash is particularly important in crisis situations, according to the Riksbank.

“In order to increase the resilience of the payment system, you need to create opportunities to pay by card or withdraw cash in the event of disruptions to the electricity supply or data communication. Several actors in the payment market are working on this issue and it is important that this work is prioritised,” writes the Riksbank.

The police were alerted to a traffic accident on Thursday morning where a truck and a car were involved.

A 75-year-old man died in connection with the accident, the police report.

Relatives have been notified.

The police are now investigating whether any crime was committed in connection with the accident. The crime classification is causing the death of another.

LO economists predict that the Swedish economy will slow down considerably next year, TT reports. As a result of, among other things, reduced private consumption, GDP falls by 1.0 percent. The LO economists predict that inflation will peak early next year, and then fall steeply until the end of 2023 when the rate of price increase is back around the Riksbank’s target of two percent.

The Riksbank’s interest rate policy has been too harsh, according to LO. That criticism remains and the union’s economists are now calling for an interest rate freeze.

The fact that the Swedish government is also keeping a tight grip on state finances at the same time risks causing unnecessarily high unemployment, according to the union’s economists.

There has been an explosion at a cafe in Skärholmen, the police report.

A woman has been injured in connection with the incident and will be taken to hospital.

– It is likely that the detonation happened in connection with cooking in the kitchen, says Per Fahlström press spokesperson at the Stockholm Police and continues:

– The woman’s injury status is unclear.

Emergency services, several police patrols and an ambulance are on the scene. The premises have been evacuated for security reasons.

– We have cordoned off the site and emptied the area of ​​people, says Per Fahlström.

A preliminary investigation into public negligence has begun.

An Irish soldier has been killed during a peacekeeping operation in Lebanon on Wednesday, reports say Reuters.

The soldier is said to have died in connection with a convoy, consisting of two armored vehicles, being fired upon as it traveled to Beirut.

A member of the Irish Unifil force is also being treated for serious injuries following the incident. Two more soldiers are being treated for minor injuries.

Irish Defense Minister Simon Coveney says he will meet UN Secretary-General António Guterres later on Thursday to discuss the incident.